Sachs disease

Noun

1.

Sachs disease - a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occuring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood Synonyms: infantile amaurotic idiocy, Tay-Sachs, Tay-Sachs disease

autosomal recessive defect, autosomal recessive disease, infantile amaurotic idiocy, lipidosis, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder, Tay-Sachs, Tay-Sachs disease